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Geo-Strategic Implications of Dwindling Water Resources
January 11th, 2008
Noticed an interesting report on the geo-strategic implications of climate change put together by The CNA Corporation, a nonprofit institution that conducts in-depth, independent research and analysis. CNA brought together eleven retired three-star and four-star admirals and generals to provide advice, expertise and perspective on the impact of climate change. Here is what the report […]
Read more »Rings Around Southwest’s Deepening Drought: The Noose Around the Neck of the Region?
January 9th, 2008
An interesting article at Modeshift examines further examples of the signs of a changing climate and an economy that has been slow to respond. Focused primarily on the U.S. southwest, where supply constraints are affecting multiple state & local jurisdictions, the report also takes a look at the U.S. southeast and the longing eye with […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China To Have Exploited All Available Water Resources by 2030
January 4th, 2008
A dramatic report from Reuters on the impending water crisis in China. As the article notes: “…China will have exploited all available water supplies to the limit by 2030, the government has warned, ordering officials to prepare for worse to come as global warming and economic expansion drain lakes and rivers. As well, a state […]
Read more »Turkey and Its Neighbors: An Uneasy Water Relationship
January 3rd, 2008
Via Terra Daily, an interesting report that Syria has been pressing Turkey to let more water flow into that country from the Euphrates river. Just another reminder of how fragile this region is from a geopolitical water resource perspective. As the article notes: “…Syria and Iraq often complain that their northern neighbour Turkey — with […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A Deluge of Water Issues Facing China
January 1st, 2008
Given its geographic size, enormous population, and frenetic pace of industrialization, it is perhaps no surprise that water issues are becoming more and more critical in China. And, rather than taking a revisionist approach to history and forgetting all the errors & damage inflicted on water sources around the world by other nations and trying […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Dam Builder for the World
January 1st, 2008
An interesting article from The Wall Street Journal, detailing China’s ambition to become the ‘dam builder for the world’ by exporting its hydropower know-how to developing countries. While it discusses the economic benefits and environmental impact such projects offer, the report also notes that there is a growing backlash against China’s growing dominance in Southeast […]
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